Clear amber-gold pour with two fingers of off-white foam that quickly recedes into a thin ring leaving only minimal lacing. Nose of spicy malted rye, citrus hops, some sweet dried fruit and a decent helping of herbal, grassy notes. Taste follows; very well balanced. I love the complexity that the rye brings to an IPA so this is probably my favourite style of beer. Along side some resinous and citrus hops comes notes of seasonal spices: ginger and allspice, as well as dried cherries and some caramel sweetness. Again, balance is excellent! On the nose bitterness. Medium carbonation with a somewhat thicker mouthfeel and lingering pithy bitter finish. One of my top 5 right now for sure! Well done!

Tap. Copper IPA, slightly hazy, with a nice head. Inviting aroma of herbal and grassy hops with sweet notes. Taste is very dry because of a most probable very clever dry-hopping with some high-class English hops (I could be wrong but it’s really what it reminds me). Some cerealish and sweet distant notes; I can’t say I really dintinguish the rye effect. But I really appreciate the deepness and multi-layers of that great hoppiness. Very, very good beer! If I seem generous, know the outside temperature was 29 celcius today...

500ml bottle. A hazy amber body, a huge, gorgeous beige head with excellent retention. A classic IPA aroma: citrus, caramel, pine, with the addition of yeast and oak barrel. Taste of grapefruit, pine, caramel, yeast, good amount of herbal hops. You wouldn’t expect it to be so light and easy to drink at 6%. Very nice.

Pours clear pale amber with three plus fingers of loose light beige head, great retention, heavy lacing (4/5). Nose is sharp rye, caramel malt, citrus and floral hops (8/10). Taste is moderate sweet, moderate sour, and moderate to strong bitter (8/10). Medium body, moderate sustained carbonation, with a slightly sticky, dry bitter spicy finish (4/5).
That’s quite good. The rye works very well with the citrus and floral hops to provide a solid bittering counterbalance to a malty sweetness that might otherwise be overwhelming or sickly. Gotta say, I do tend to like rye beers in general and rye IPA’s as a sub genre. (17/20)

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